Mark Loveless, a white-hat hacker also known as "Simple Nomad," talks about the increase in mobile security threats. Loveless is a senior security researcher for Vernier Networks. In this Dec. 6 edition of Security Wire Weekly, learn how easy it is for a hacker to gain access to mobile devices, whether employees are generally aware of security for their devices and why Bluetooth headsets should be turned off.

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